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Saturday, May 30, 2009

SEWFA Results Round 5

Results of Round 5 games for the South East Womens Football Association held on Saturday 30 May 2009.
SEWFA Seniors
City 4-0 Portland
United 0-4 Wanderers
Palace 11-1 Villa
Millicent 0-3 County
City : 4 : K Gilbert 2, J Smith, K Maczkowizck
Wanderers : 4 : K Seiler 2, K Saffin, J D'Onghia
Palace : 11 : K Pedlar 4, T Andrews 3, O Pratt 2, D Pratt, C Addicott
Villa : 1 : K Reade
County : 3 : N Algie 2, T Widdison
With Portland winning their last 2 games, they took to the park with great determination not to be swamped by the attacking City. City’s repeated attacks on goal were matched by Portland’s well marshalled defensive line, with Tracey Jensen tirelessly working to repel each surge forward. Portland pressured the City defence but keeper Lauren Lowe was strong in assisting the back four to keep a clean sheet. Just a single goal separated them at the break, which surely boosted Portland’s confidence. However, after the break City came out firing scoring another three including one well constructed goal produced by the hard work of Lauren Ramsay on the left of the park. Liz Santucci worked well for Portland but was not to be rewarded for her efforts on the day, leaving Portland players with a long drive home.

Final score: City 4 (K Gilbert 2, J Smith 1, K Maczkowiack) defeated Portland 0

When Wanderers met United at 3pm, it was a young side determined to reclaim their spot back in the top 4. Initially under the pump in the opening stanza, Wanderers settled into their game plan putting United defence under pressure time and time again. The Kember sisters Nikita and Jami-Lee controlled their positions, sending the ball back into attack whenever United had the chance to push forward. The tenacity of Nat Morony forced Wanderer’s turnovers and with Jess Martin-Brown reading and distributing the ball well, United pushed forward but had difficulty cracking the solid defence. By the final whistle, Wanderer’s controlled passing and playmaking, saw them take the 3 points and third position on the ladder.

Final score: Wanderers 4 (K Seiler 2, K Saffin , J D’Onghia) defeated United 0

At the same time, it would have been with trepidation that Villa walked onto the park to meet Palace. With Palace forwards in full flight, the ten players of Villa struggled to keep the marking tight and Palace found the net 4 times in the first half. With illness and injuries taking its toll on Palace, juniors were called upon to fill the void and to great success with regular Under 14 goalkeeper Oliva Pratt taking to the pitch and scoring two. Palace continued their midfield domination, shooting from long range and with Kale Pedlar on song, scoring 4 of her own. Despite the growing score, Villa goalkeeper Elizabeth King kept focus and used sharp reflexes to deny many goals. Villa were quick to capitalise when Palace won the ball in defence and pushed forward too quickly, leaving 4 Villa players with 1 Palace defender. A turnover was forced and youngster Kelsey Reade was quick to slot one past the keeper, being the first conceded by Palace this season.

Final score: Palace 11 (K Pedlar 4, T Andrews 3, O Pratt 2, D Pratt, C Addicott) d Villa 1 (K Reade)

With neither Millicent nor County taking 3 points from a match this season, they both hit the park at Plunkett Terrace desperately seeking to rectify this. Despite breaks from both teams, excellent goalkeeping was the order of the day with both keepers working hard to keep their team in the game. A first half corner from Chantelle Dow found Tania Widdison inside the box, who made no mistake in finding the back of the net, taking County to a 1-0 lead at the break. With Jamey Grgetic always finding a way to break through defence lines and Dianna Giuranstante’s strong ball work , County worked fiercely to keep their lead in the second half. Two goals for County in the dying minutes of the game, gave them a 3-0 hard fought victory however, players and coaching staff from both sides would testify that this scoreline is not a true indication of the tightness of the match.

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